[Comm-Council] FW: NEWS RELEASE: Statement by Governor Kulongoski on Passage of the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act

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From: GOV Press [mailto:governors.press at state.or.us] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:11 PM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Statement by Governor Kulongoski on Passage of
the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act

 

 

 

Theodore R. Kulongoski

Governor

          

 

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 10, 2010

 

Contact: 
Anna Richter Taylor, 503-378-6169

Rem Nivens, 503-378-6496

 

Statement by Governor Kulongoski on Passage of the Education Jobs and
Medicaid Assistance Act

 

(Salem) - "I am grateful for the additional assistance from Congress to
help states like Oregon as we continue to experience the impacts of the
Great Recession. 

 

"This assistance comes at a critical time where demand for public
services is growing while state resources continue to be volatile and
uncertain.

 

"At the end of this month, we have our next state quarterly revenue
forecast - and three additional forecasts before the close of the
current 2009-11 biennium.  Given the performance of the national economy
during the past few months, we should anticipate further revenue losses
until a recovery clearly takes hold.

 

"With this additional assistance, we must be smart and prudent. We must
strike a balance between addressing the short-term needs of our citizens
and planning for the longer-term.  And we must make sure we are
utilizing these resources in a way that best helps provide stability and
certainty for our state and our citizens today and into the future."

 

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